Hi, On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Andrew Nemchenko wrote: > What is so special about these Omnikey keyboards and why are they so > expencive NEW?? It's hard to explpain. You have to USE one to experience it! But I'll try (: First of all, the company that made them (Northgate) no longet exists. They're so expensive 'new' because they are no longer being made. Actually, a company in Hamil MN (apparently 30 mins from mpls) bought the blueprints and makes something called the "Avant Stellar" (http://www.cvtinc.com/kybdfeatures.htm), which is supposedly the samething, but with Windoze keys. And for $170. For the CHEAP ones. Ok, this keyboard is HEAVY - it's made of steel. It is EXTREMELY resilient. The keys CLICK most satisfyingly. Also, most models are VERY programmable. You can interchange the locations of the Ctrl and CAPSlock, among others. Or Dvorak it. The key caps are all removable. Oh, you can get them with the F-Keys on the side, where they belong. Maybe CMT would do a group discount for the TCLUG? I'll give 'ema call on Monday (: -Yaron --